Investment mostly goes to the energy production sector and mainly oil and gas. The number of investment companies working in the production sector is 497 while there are only 151 in the oil and gas sector.

Despite the relatively small of numbers of investors, far more capital flows into the energy sector.

In 2014-15, there was an inflow of more than US$8 billion, according to the DICA.

The Myanmar Investment Commission wants to implement a plan for sustainable foreign direct investment with US$6 billion set to arrive in 2015-16.